Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-12

conc erned, the staemen thai have ap:
nea1ed In come OF The newspapers here. and
IN, have been sent \ 1ithby Northern press
correspondence, about there being opposition
to Mr. Barbour for the q. S. Senate, are ut
terly incorrect that he never had sn idea OF
being q candidate for the place, and that at
the Salem State democratic convention 1T
was the general understanding that if the
democrats should be successful, Mr. Barbour
would be the next Senator, and that be be-
lieves be will be without opposition.
The chief topic of conversation among
public men and newspaper correspondents
here to day is the public letter of Secretary
Lamar to Commissioner Sparks ofthe Land
Office, which appeared in this mornings
newspapers. It ia very severe letter,
though couched 10 mild hammered language.
It is said it was submitted to the President
before it was given 10 The press. As 1t is
generally believed that Secretary Lamar
will 90 on the Supreme Bench early next
month, and that Postmaster General Was
will take his place, it is supposed that
Commissioner Sparks is as oeJectlonaoie
to MIR. Villas as he is to Mr.. Lamar, ana
that the letter referred to was puoishea so
as to drive him out Of Office. The rnmor %
that either the old free s0i!er, Geo. w. Ju-
lan, now Surveyor General Of New Mexico,
or Mr.. Stocksleger, Mr.. Sparkss present
deputy, will be appointed 10 the place.
Mr.. Lamar and the President had long
conference on the subject this morning, but
neither of them will say anything about II
except that nothing will be Gono to day. ii {.
Sparks is sick and has been for the last two
or three days. He is equally reiicent:
Monday is tho second Monday in the
| ~ q cot Nv tho IT - Surname
Court for the argument in the Virginia
habcas corpus cases. After the usual an
nouncemept of decisions, admissions to TIE
bar. and motions, the argument in csse
not concluded yesterday will be continued,
aud il it be not too long, there is nothing TO
prevent the commencement OF The Virginia
cases on the day sc. for them.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles 4. Reynolds,
Deputy Qrariernaster General, WAS 70 day
placed on the retired list. HIS retirement
will promote Major George 8. Dandy TO be
Lieutenaut Colonel, aud Captain John V.
Furey ia be Major; ard will leave q vacan-
CIV in the ranl; OF Captain to be filled BY ap
pointtnent by the President.
An old member Of he Virginia democratic
association Of this city, says he accounts FOL
| the recent democratic defeat In Alexandr!a
by The fact that there were in this city one
hundred and fifty legal Alexandria voters,
who were SO dissatisfied with tho civil
service policy OF the administration, the.
they would not take tins Ironble to 60 there
last Tuesday.
A gentleman from Richmond here today say:
that Mr.. John Wise prevented Gen. Joseph L
Johnston from voting there at tho recent election
| The General went down to raaister, but was met
| at the registrars Office by Mr. Wise who persuaded
him that he was not entitled to vote, and hss, too
| though the General has not voted anywhere siacc
he left Richmond, and though holding federal
office in Washington does not legally prevent A
citizen of Virginia from voting in that Ststc.
The fall race meeting that has boan in prceress
here for tho lsst three weeks, with i1.eTmssioGs
on account of the weather, closed to-day.
| Mr.. Randall says the talk about his privately
assisting the labor contestant for Mr.. Cariislc's
seat is malicious twaddle and that he not only
believes that Mr.. Carlisle is entitled 10 his seat
but 10 the Speakership.
| The name of Z. G. Banks. OF Norfolk is on The
lab6Serb' pay roll Of the S. seI ate. Mr.. Rankf
was one of the Malone csndidStes TOT ,hc Virginia
| legislature at the recent election III Norfolk. As
he could not hold fed,r Il and state pacs 1T The
same time be resigned the former onc dag and OF
the next was defeated for the latter tha. he i
out of BOTH as his successor at tie Cap has been
appointed.